Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-22

| Dexter TO attend the examination of Crom-
we'll and Stain which will occur tomorrow,
Among them were Attorney General o. d.
Baker. ex-Gov. Il. NJ. Plaisted, Deputy Sher.
if Mitchell, Telegraph Operator Walsh, two
representatives. Of the Kennebec Journal and
a number of others. Additional passengers
for Dexter came aboard the train at the va
rious way stations and when the change OF
cars was made for Dexter, at Newport, it was
a good sized crowd that filled the small train
that runs te the scene of the, Barron tragedy.
On this train, in addition to those we have
mentioned, were Samuel Copeland. executor
of the Barren estate. c. A. Wing of Win
throp, who was one OF the heaviest losers by
the bank robbery in that town, City Editor
| Lunt of the Bangor Commercial, who will
represent the Associated press, and number
of others whom the reporters were unable to
identify, but who were apparently deeply it,
terestej in the examination, which will come
of tomorrow.
1t was cold dismal ride through driz-
zling rain before the reporter got to COM
Portable fire and warm supper.
! Everyone is talking about the coming ex-
animation. 1t is the one absorbing topic Of
conversation. The hotels are filled and ami
mated groups are freely discussing the vari-
Gus phases of the affair and furnishing DIT
for the groups of hungry reporters who are
snatching up the floating scraps of converse
ton like the crumbs from rich mans table.
Seated 10 the office of the Merchants Ex-
change Journal scribe found John Harvey,
who is to play such an important part in to-
morrow's proceedings. He was slowly read
ing ihe account of Cromw ellis talk with re-
porters, yesterday, at the Bangor Jail. There
is rumor that Cromwell's wife is in town
and will appear as a witness for the defense,
tomorrow.
The examination will be held in the town
hall, the seating capacity of which is eight
hundred, but if all the people who have sig
nifed their intentions to be present from the
surrounding towns are here there will not be
standing room for half of them. "Why,"
said prominent citizen to a Journal scribe,
''there will be nearly reporters and witnesses
enough to fill that hail.
1t is understood that the prosecution will
not introduce any more evidence than is alb
solutelv necessary to bind over the prisoners
for the trial at the February term of court.
Young C. F. Stain is not here. He was
left last night at Readield by Sheriff Mitch
ell and promised to be on hand today, but
some doubts are felt as to his appearance.
The prosecution evidently feel that they
have an abundance of testimony without him
and Sheriff Mitchell was heard to remark
that he did not care very much whether he
was here or not. The wires will be rushed
from now out, and there will be scramble
by the reporters to see who shall file their
copy first.
| There is a growing sentiment among those
who have followed the case most closely that
Cromwell will weaken and end by confessing
the whole story.
Officer Tom Allen of Bangor, who was on
the train, remarked to one of the Journal re-
porters that the Dexter robbery was bung-
ling job and not by any means the work of
professional experts, but simply the attempt
of gang of bold, daring thieves, who had
not had much experience in robberes of such
large character. He was inclined to think
that the right men were in custody.
Said prominent lawyer, tonight, "Attor.
ney General Baker has the opportunity of bis
life, and am confident that he will improve
it,"
ID. d, Flynt, the fficer who followed up al
strangers that went in the direction of Solor
and Skowhegan, says that every name on the
hotel registers at all of these points wa,
accounted for at the time, and that the land
lords at all of the public stopping places hat
seen no one for several days that they did no
know. Officer Flynt went over this groun(
only two days after the robbery (the 25th o
Feb. when everything was fresh in the mind
of the people, and thinks the prosecution will
have hard work to find any trace of thei
presence now to corroborate Stains story
The Journal reporter also saw Ben. Hilton
the hotel keeper at Solon, the man who wa
reported in the Globe to have confirmet
Stains story about three men coming ther
on the night OF the 22d. He says that he toll
no one any such thing, but what he did tel
the reporter was that just before the Win
throp robbery and at the time of the attemp;
ed robbery of the Dexter bank by the Jimm
Hope gang, there we're three men who stoppe
at his hotel, and be was always satisfied ths
they were on no honest business.
Henry Moody went to Troy to-day afte
Burnham Estes, the man whom our reporte
saw, to get him to be present at the hearin
in Dexter. He refused to come, or to shoy
his photographs, unless promised share o
the reward. He said he had already show
them to Kennebec Journal reporter, bu
would show them to no other live man. A
Moody had no regular summons papers h
had to return without Estes. He will proba
bly, go back on the evening train with tn
necessary papers to summon him in th
morning.
The prosecution say to your reporter to
night that they should not probably go int
: the minute particulars in the evidence to
! morrow, but will put in only evidence enoug
. to bind them over to the criminal term o